That Dallas Community College buy a new computer lab since the
student body has expanded

Who has requested the proposal?

Students and alumni of DCC

What need does your proposal address?

A means for the students to complete their online and computer
based learning

What does the reader want?

To know why the computer labs will be a good idea

What is the competition doing?

Making computer labs geared towards specific majors, whereas our
computer labs will be more general so more students can use
them

What are the characteristics of the project
outcome?

Finding space, building, and funding the lab

How much will the project cost?

$15,000

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Proposal

Request for Funding

the Building of a New Computer Lab

Submitted to:

Dean of Operations

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Dallas Community College

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Submitted by:

Karishma Kumar

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February 13, 2013

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

This proposal presents a request to obtain funding from the
Dallas Community College operating budget to upgrade the campus and
purchase new computers for all the students. The proposal discusses
the project in terms of three factors: Description of Need,
Characteristics of the Project Outcome, and Cost Information. If
approved, the project will need to be completed by September 5, the
first day of classes for the fall semester.

Description of Need

The students of Dallas Community College are in extreme need of
a new computer lab. This facility would allow students, and
teachers, to have consistent access to computer facilities. This
would make the work that the students do easier to hold to a higher
standard. Faculty could allow their students to do online and
computer based assignments, knowing that a place for this work to
be done would be directly on campus. Having a new computer lab
would allow DCC to grow into a competitive college, enabling our
students to gain real world skills that they could use in the job
market.

Competition

Neighboring schools, such as Dallas City College, and other
major universities in the nearby Texas area, are very computer
based now. Since the job market is completely full of computer
based projects and communications, not having such a facility would
actually put our students at a disadvantage. If our students were
to get a job at some company, and were then asked to make an Excel
file based on data that they obtained from their employer, it would
be very problematic if our student had to go back to their superior
stating that they did not know how to use that software. Such a
scenario would cause the company to think twice about hiring
someone from our college again, which is something we cannot allow
our students to face. The job market is getting tougher and tougher
out there, and our job as a college is to make sure that our
students are as capable as any other school to compete in that
market. This computer lab would be that edge, that added factor
that would help us make sure that we can produce capable,
marketable graduates.

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Characteristics of the Project Outcome

The proposed project involves two activities:

1. Finding a space and building a large computer lab on
campus.

2. Purchasing the latest version of Microsoft Office and
installing it on all of the computers.

In addition to ensuring the competitiveness of our students in
the workplace, the project will provide useful and necessary
equipment to allow faculty to assign work that is linked to
computer and computer based learning. This will allow the faculty
to update their class structures, enabling our campus as a whole to
step into the job market of the future.

While finding a place to build this new lab seems daunting,
there are several locations on campus that would be ideal. If we
were to move the South Forum’s classes down to the West Forum, the
space would be freed up to allow for a rather large computer lab.
Since only 5 classes meet there, and there are no materials
specific to that area that any of these classes need, this location
would be ideal, as it would cause the least amount of rearranging.
However, if this option seems invalid, there are others, such as
the Chemistry Department’s extra lab on the southwest side of
campus, the Theater Department’s storage side, or the Business
Department’s holding facility. The location can, of course, be
decided later on, but as for now, it is definitely open for
discussion.

Cost Information

The table shown below breaks down the costs for the building
upgrade and software acquisition. The total funding required is
$15, 099 based on current prices quoted by the suppliers, College
Computers, Inc.

Item

Cost

Office Upgrade

$ 99

Building Upgrade

$ 15,000

Total

$15,099

Conclusion

Dallas Community College requests total funding of $15, 099 to
fund the building and software upgrade for a new computer lab on
campus. If the upgrade is approved, Dallas Community College’s
students will gain valuable computer knowledge to assist in their
chosen careers in their fields of study. It will make us more
competitive with other colleges, and will allow faculty to update
their teachings to incorporate skills that are valued in the job
market now.

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